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Pini Bothoko
  • Passenger dies in Ngwapa road mishap

    The man who was a passenger in a Honda Fit vehicle, was certified dead on arrival at Sefhare clinic. Machaneng assistant police station commander, assistant superintendent, Kebueng Hulela said the accident occured about 7km before Ngwapa village. "We...

  • Police warn home ‘butcheries’ owners

    The police view the illegal operations as a health hazard as a similar method is employed by livestock thieves. Of recent, with many Batswana struggling to make ends meet, many have now resorted to slaughtering and selling meat from the comfort of...

  • Police warn men over consent as Palapye man faces rape charge

    Palapye acting station commander, assistant superintendent, Goletwa Kethamile said men must know that "no means no" despite being in a relationship with their partners. The plea follows an incident in which a 25-year-old woman of Extension 1 in...

  • Two die in truck collision

    The deceased were traveling south in a horse and trailer truck that collided with a fuel tanker heading in the opposite direction. The fuel tanker had one occupant, the driver who survived the crash and is hospitalized in a stable condition. Palapye...

  • Police concerned about alcohol, cigarettes smuggling from Zim

    Dibete police station commander, superintendent Meshack Ranku said they register such cases on a daily basis, an indication that there is a market for the smuggled products in Botswana. "We are currently investigating two cases in which a 48-year-old...

  • South African man arrested for dagga possession

    The incident occurred at the Dibete Barrier gate on Wednesday morning. The South African national was a passenger in a Toyota Hilux enroute to Zimbabwe from South Africa. The Dibete Police Station Commander, Superintendent Meshack Ranku, said the...

  • Baby daddy wanted for baby mama's rape

    It is alleged the mother, who claims to no longer be in a relationship with the father of her two children, had visited him at Palla Road to collect money for the children on Thursday but upon arrival, he raped her. Narrating the baby mama’s story,...

  • Two suspected drug peddlers fatally shot

    Botswana Police Service (BPS) spokesperson, Dipheko Motube, said the incident occurred when the police intercepted the suspects who were believed to be in possession of illicit drugs.Motube stated that upon confrontation, one of the suspects...

  • Two die in road mishap along Modipane road

    No.3 District Officer Commanding, Assistant Commissioner Theriso Thatayotlhe said the accident involved two VW golf vehicles. He added the matter was reported at around 11:20pm by another motorist who found the two cars engulfed by fire following the...

  • Two arrested with copper cables worth over P1m

    Mogoditshane Police Station’s assistant commander, Assistant Superintendent Mompoloki Ramaphoi said the duo and the other at large, also a Zimbabwean, are operating an unlicensed scrap yard in Mogoditshane Block 9 and Ledumadumane, Mogoditshane....

  • Two die in road mishap along Modipane road

    No.3 District Officer Commanding, Assistant Commissioner Theriso Thatayotlhe said the accident involved two VW golf vehicles. He added the matter was reported at around 11:20pm by another motorist who found the two cars engulfed by fire following the...

  • Two suspected drug peddlers fatally shot

    Motube stated that upon confrontation, one of the suspects disembarked from the vehicle they were travelling in and an exchange of fire ensued resulting in the fatal shooting of two suspects whilst the other two fled. “Two pistols, two knives, and...

  • Reformed July to address students indiscipline

    However, schools through Guidance and Counselling are currently doing everything they can to curb this. Mabogo Junior Secondary School in Palapye is one such institution.In a letter passed on to Mmegi, learnt that the school has invited rehabilitated...

  • Kgomo-Khumo revives farmers’ confidence in farming

    The police have over the years been adamant that most areas in Botswana were targeted mostly by organised criminal syndicates, something that forced them to come up with campaigns focusing on identifying and cracking the groups.Moreover, the police...

  • Passenger, 21, succumbs to head-on collision injuries

    The deceased passed away on Saturday morning while hospitalised at Bamalete Lutheran Hospital. Deputy Divisional Traffic Officer for South Central, Senior Superintendent Boiki Mojalemotho explained that the accident occurred at around 7:20pm after a...

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